Reciprocating mophead cleaner



July 24, 1951 Filed May 29, 1946 E. AUTRY RECIPROCATING MOP HEAD CLEANER2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. EUENE AMF/@ July 24. 1951 f E. AUTRY L2,561,965

` RECIPROCATINQ MOP HEAD CLEANERy I Filed May 29; 194e f. 2 sheets-sheet2 INVENToR. EUGENE Au TRY I lex/ ML in a partially retracted position;

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Patented July 24, 1951 'This-'invention relates to a sanitary v'cleaningldevice for dust mopsV and has forits-'primary f lobject to provide anapparatus capable'offbeing 'f lplacedina dust proof'bag andto'engagetheehead vof a mop while thus disposed'for Jcleaningthe dusttherefrom in such a manner that the dust l will be collected inthe'bottom of thebag.

' More particularly, it is a primary object of the present invention toprovide a cleaner of itheabove described character capable of beingOperated by ka reciprocating motion Vfor effectively extracting thedustfrom themop while the device', with the mop-head attached thereto,is disposed in a dust .proof bag.

`Other vobjects andadvantages of the invention' .will hereinafter becomemore fullyapparent from `.the following description of the drawings,.which illustrate la preferred embodiment thereof,`.,and A wherein:

.Figure l is alongitudinal, substantially central sectional ViewAshowing the cleaner with the I beater inaprojected position;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the beater Figure 3 isa top planView, partly brokenaway,

,Figure 4vis a lcross-sectional view ,thereof taken .substantially alonga Vplane as indicated bythe line D-D of Figure 2'; K

Figure 51is atop plan view, partly broken away and showing the cleanerin an operative position;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view show-r Ling vthe -handleengaging clip -of the beater;

Figure '7 is a similar View showing the-mop head engaging vclip thereof,,and

.Figure 8 is a side elevational view, partlycbroken away, showing themop cleaner disposed in a dust receiving :bag and containing a mop to becleaned.

Referringv more specificallyv to the drawings, themop :cleaner in itsyentirety is `.designated generally Avand. includes a rframe having fourbars I which are channel shape in cross-section andearranged to openinwardly. 'I'he bars *I fare connected at, their lower iends A to the.periphery of a disk 8 having a central hub I8. The upper ends of thechannel bars I are connected to the upturned annular flange I9 of a topplate II which is provided with an upstanding handle III on its outerside.

A tube I is xedly disposed adjacent its upper end in the hub I8 and isprovided-with a threaded cap 9 which is removably mounted on its lower4fzolaims. (or 15s-sa) vIe-ndt. Aabeater :headtZ'f-is .slidablyguidedbythe vbars I `:forreciproca'l-,ing Vmotion towardandaavw 'fromlthettopplaterIl. Asbest seenlnrEigurel,

- the beaterLhead. 2 vincludes a. solidnentral` portion -"'2'f-1havingsiour, .equally spaced @outwardlyiprojectinglarrns '2l-.which haveoutwardly diverging sideedges-and :each-of which is provided .with a lugII swhich extends from -;the outer :edge

thereof.- Each -of the lugs I-'i :slidablysengages `one of 'v-the'channel bars I so that the four :lugs

vv'I I through slidable engagement with theifour channel bars I slidablyguide-the beaterzheadfZ.

A rod 3 has its upper end anchored ain .the central portion of thebeater head 2 and extends "downwardly therefrom andinto the-tube .1 in

which'saidrodis'reciprocally disposed.-

Wpansion coiled'springfd is mounted-'onthe.rod 3 andfhas its lower endbearing againstlthetube l 'and-its `upper end engaging-the'under sideofthe beater 'headl 2 for urging said-head-upwardly Land -toward'the topplate Il. An annular fweightpr collarL 5 is slidably mounted on theytube llbetween 'thehub-l and the capY 9 and is connected tothe l spacedfasteners, designated generally-22 andt,

beater head .2 byconnecting rods tif {The Ktop Aplate-ll supports twodiametrically asbest seen iniFgures5,'6, l'l and 8."Theffasrteners'Z andv23 are mountedr on the yunder side I off Jthe yplateQII and eachinclude ahinge section I`22is 'also provided with a Lhinge'section'-which is pivotallyconnected to its associatedhinge lsecs tion |12` andwhich is provided with a downwardly offset intermediateportion .25 and aturned back free end,.26 whichis disposed at vanacute angle toy.thepintermediate portion 25 and which is t Klappted'to lresilientlyengage a correspondingly disposedfreeend ora spring clip i3, which is46;.fastened tothe underside of the Aplate Il and Y,

,whichfvfzunctions to releasably retainthchinge .section, 2l .in anAoperative position .against-the underside .of the plate Il. Thefastener 23s is ;..,p1.ovide,d:wth a swingablymounted hingelsectionl,251havinga :free 'end 28, .corresponding to the :fendiZ'ifor engaginga springl latch |13 of the fastener'ZSzin the same manner andfor theAsaine kpur-pose; i= fllie hingefseotion 2l.A is provided with anarcuate intermediate portion 29 adapted to engage a mop handle I6adjacent the mop head 30 thereof for supporting the mop handle I6against the underside of the plate I'I. The downwardly offsetintermediate portion 25 of the fastener 22 is adapted to engage andclamp the mop head 30 adjacent its free end to the underside of theplate I'I for thus supporting the mop head 30 between the plate I'I andthe beater head 2.

The mop cleaner A with the mop head 30 thus clamped therein is insertedinto a dust proof bag I4 and the mouth of the bag is secured around theflange I9 by a cord I5. The bag I4 is provided with an opening 3|adjacent its mouth and through which the handle I6 extends.

With the cleaner and mop thus disposed in the bag I4. as illustrated inFigure 8, the operator grasps the handle I and by an up and downmovement will cause the beater head 2 to be reciprocated toward and awayfrom the top plate I'I for beating the dust` from the mop head 30 sothat the dust will be deposited in the bag I4. On the upward movement ofthis up and down movement, gravity pull combined with the weight 5 willcause the piston 2 and rod 3 to slide downwardly thereby compressing thespring 4. By a sudden reversal of the direction of movement to adownward movement, the frame will be caused to move suddenly in theopposite direction thereby allowing the spring 4 to react and ldrive thebeater head 2 toward the plate I'I and into engagement with the mop head30 for beat-r ing the dust therefrom. It will be readily ap- ;parentthat by repeating this operation dust can be quickly extracted from themop head.

Various modifications and changes are contemi plated and may obviouslybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as hereinafter defined by the appended \claims.

I claim:

1. A mop cleaner comprising an elongated open iframe having a plate atone end thereof and a guide projecting from its opposite end, a beaterIhead reciprocally mounted in said frame and having means projectingtherefrom and reciprocally engaging said guide, means mounted on theunderside of said plate for detachably supporting a mop head between theframe plate and beater head, and a handle on the opposite side of theframe plate by which the mop cleaner is adapted to be manually supportedand reciprocated for moving the beater head into and out of engagementwith the mop head, said frame including spaced longitudinally disposedbars forming the sides thereof, said bars being channel shaped incross-section and having legs extending inwardly of the frame, and lugsprojecting outwardly from the beater head and slidably engaging thechannel portions of said bars.

2. A mop cleaner comprising an elongated open frame having a plate atone end thereof and a guide projecting from its opposite end, a beaterhead reciprocally mounted in said frame and having means projectingtherefrom and reciprocally engaging said guide, means mounted on theunderside of said plate for detachably supporting a mop head between theframe plate and beater head, and a handle on the opposite side of theframe plate by -which the mop cleaner is adapted to be manuallysupported and reciprocated for moving the beater head into and out ofengagement with the mop head, said means for engaging the guideincluding a rod projecting from the beater head and in telescopicengagement with said guide, an annular weight sldably mounted on saidguide, and rods connecting said weight to the underside of the beaterhead.

3. A mop cleaner comprising an elongated open frame having a plate atone end thereof and a guide projecting from its opposite end, a beaterhead reciprocally mounted in said frame and having means projectingtherefrom and recipro- `cally engaging said guide, means mounted on theunderside of said plate for detachably supporting a mop head between theframe plate and beater head, and a handle on the opposite side of theframe plate by which the mop cleaner is adapted to be manually supportedand reciprocated for moving the beater head into and out of engagementwith the -mop head, said means for engaging the guide including a rodprojecting from the beater head and in telescopic engagement with saidguide, an annular weight slidably mounted on said guide, rods connectingsaid weight to the underside of the beater head, whereby the weight willurge the beater head in a direction away from the frame plate, and anexpansion coiled spring carried by said rst mentioned rod and interposedbetween the beater head and the adjacent end of said guide.

4. In combination, an elongated open frame having a plate at one endthereof, means mounted on the under side of said plate for detachablysupporting a mop head thereagainst, said frame including a guidestructure, a beater head reciprocally engaging in the guide structureand guided thereby for movement toward and away from the side of saidframe plate on which the mop head is disposed, spring means bearingagainst the opposite end of the frame and the beater head and urging thebeater head toward the frame plate and into engagement with the mop headsupporting means, a handle mounted on the opposite side of the frameplate and by means of which the frame is adapted to be manuallysupported and reciprocated for moving the beater head toward and awayfrom the frame plate and mop head, and a bag detachably disposed overthe frame and having the mouth thereof secured to the frame plate and inwhich the dust from the mop head is adapted to be deposited when theframe is manually reciprocated.

EUGENE AUTRY.

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